Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1946 — Page 8

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Murat Concert

Ensemble's Performance

Showé Evidence of Much Rehearsing By HENRY BUTLER

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Program With Local Symphony

Yesterday's Indianapolis Symiphiony program at the Murat was Just

about perfect as a municipal concert.

1t was popular without being trivial. And it included some of the

best music everybody knows, wisely

omittihg the longer musical forms)

many people find difficult to understand on the first few hearings. Fabien Sevitzky chose his soloist, as well as | his program, wisely.

Ellabelle Davis has a fine, luscious, beautifully-schooled - soprano voice. She Has range, power, phrasing, diction “and infallible good taste. She can sing Bach's “My Heart Ever Faithful” Bellini's “Casta

ing of musical meaning. And her solo yesterday with Elmer A. Steffen's Indianapolis Symphonic choir in “Oh, Holy Night” was a magnificent affirmation of that musical statement about Christmas. Mr. Steffen's choir sounds splendid. The tenor section seems better than ever. And the entire en-

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semble yesterday sang in a way | to make Indianapolis proud. Some of the choral volume gets | swallowed by the Murat stage. But] the well-trained “clean” singing (hard work in rehearsal, self-sac-rificial effort by those amateurs. for the community: is A.joy to.-hear.. Veteran Composer John Alden

hear his “Song of Faith,” which the choir and orchestra performed | with August J. Sielofl as narrator, A Sevitzky-special curtain speech | preceded the “Song of Faith,” wii} Dr. Sevitzky, in a kidding mood, talking about his Hoosier accent | before he read the Walt Whitman | words. The Carpenter work, shrewdly | and sensitively written chorally and | orchestrally, holds up well. Fine Observance | the

After intermission came | «Waltz of the Flowers,” a familiar “Nutcracker Suite” item that |

sounded best in the cellos in that of

minor section where they work | {hard. Dr. Sevitzky's own “Christmas Bells” brought Miss Davis back

again as soloist. “Christmas Bells” is good. It's not astounding, but | like the Galliard sonata In ba / maestro’s transcription, played Bat-| urday afternoon over NBC in the | “Orchestras of the Nation” broad- | cast, ‘it has smart orchestral ideas. The Reibold “Spirit of Christmas,” leading into the Hallelujah | chorus, suggested this notion: Why | not have recordings of the orches{tra and the Symphonic choir in- | stead of some of the amplified music you hear nowadays in the shopping district? | 1 would disagree with Dr. Sevit{zky on the tempo of the Handel, {as also on the tempo of his trans|eripton of Bach's “Wir Glauben” |choral- prelude played Saturday on |the radio. The “Hallelujah” is, I think, a mite too fast. | But yesterday's concert was a {fine civic observance of Christmas

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‘Melvyn Douglas ‘Wins Court Decision

Film Star Melvyn Douglas lwon his suit against Goldwyn-Mayer to have three years ‘he spent in the army count as part of his contract terms with the stu. dio. { Superior Judge Pat Parker ruled {that Mr. Douglas’ contract will ex{pire Dec. 13, 1947, exactly at the time

entered the armed forces.

who wi edition of Byrne-Page-Ross two-a-day vaudeville at the Murat

BREAKFAST CLUBBER—

Jack Owens, of Don McNaeill's Breakfast club radio program,

| be featured in the first

Dec. 28. With matinee .and evening pertormances, the Dec. 28 show will. usher in a new

series of variety shows at popular. prices, -accerding..i9 the management, Carpenter was present yesterday to| ___

DIRECTS AMATEURS—Constantine Borshoff, conductor of the Athenaeum Turners concert to be heard with Clarence Elbert's Indianapolis Maennerchor in a Christmas program at the Athenaeum at 8 p. m. next Saturday. The traditional. concert, an annual "Christmas .qift to the city," will conclude with orchestra and chorus performing the '"Hallelu- : from Beethoven's “Mount

of Olives

orchestra,

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 16 (U. P.).—| has| Metro- |

'if would have expired had he not

Times Amusement

Clock ENGLISH “Blossom Time,” operetta, at 8:30. CIRCLE “If I'm Lucky,” with Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Harry James

and Carmen Miranda, at 1:01, 4:11, 7:21, 10:31 and 1:31,

“Wanted for Murder,” with Erie Portman, at 11:30, 2:40, 5:50 and 9. INDIANA “The Strange Love eof Martha Ivers,” with Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck and Lizabeth Bcott, at 11:35, 2:10, 4:40, 7:15 and 9: KEITH'S “Notorious Gentleman,” with Rex Harrison and Lill Palmer, at 11, 1, 3:10, 5.20, 7:35 and . LOEW'S

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LYRIO “Cloak and Dagger,” with Gary Cooper, Lilli "Palmer and Robert Alda at 11:20, 1:30, 3:35, 5:45, 7.50 and 10.

IN MUSICAL — Dennis Carrol and Victoria Sherry, in the

cast of "Blossom Time," Schu-bert-Romberg hardy perennial which will bloom again at English's tonight.

Vienna will play three nights,

"Hint “Erivoy Returned ||

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (U. P). —The state department

port that” George Messersmith, U.| |S. I

that may lead to his removal.

THE. INDIANAPOL IS TIMES

The musical ro- | mance of early .19th-century |

with a Wednesday matinee.

declined | | immedinte comment, today on a re- |

ambassador ‘ to Argentina, had been called home for consultations

British to Have Only 2 Battleships

LONDON, Dec. 16 (U. P.).—The London sunday’ Dispatch sald yesterday that Britain would have only

year, The newspaper said the two remaining capital ships would be the H. M. 8. Vanguard and the Duke of York, flagship of the royal navy home fleet.

Parolee Admits Slaying

—Leon Douglas, 21,

two battleships by the end of the |

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 16 (U, P.).| Paris, Ark. parolee from San Quentin prison, readily admitted the slaying of a | wealthy apartment, house landlord,

John J. Darby, after viewing the scene of the crime, police said to-

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